1/ Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights.”

2/ HRF CEO @ThorHalvorssen described the move as “an act of political vengeance,” underscoring Nicolas Maduro’s hostility toward democratic recognition.

3/ Closing the embassy in the host country of the Nobel Peace Prize sends a chilling message to dissidents and reinforces the regime’s commitment to isolating itself from the democratic world. 
Read the full @nytimes article by @clairemoses. (New York Times)